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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1799
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MSRP in USD: $1799
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 312 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 92% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $128.32 vs $1700.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $0.68 vs $8.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 64 vs 6 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.32
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 32 |
| 6 | Threads | 64 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$20.73/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
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